Chapter 136

Impossible! Why would the Sword Sovereign appear here? In this era, she absolutely shouldn't have left the Central Sacred Land!

Moreover, she's terrible at divination—how could she possibly pierce the 'Ancestor's' concealment to locate herself! He lifted his gaze to the sky and waited silently.

If it truly is the Sword Sovereign, I have no chance of survival.

But after waiting a long while, the expected murderous, overwhelming sword light never came—as if the arrival of that talisman was merely to suppress the realm.

In her colorful, glass-like eyes, fear and anger gradually faded.

Wrong.

If the Sword Sovereign wanted to kill me, she wouldn't need to go through such trouble—she'd simply strike down with one sword slash.

This situation now…

"A trial…?"

He realized this.

The races on this star system bowed to the supreme glory of the Cang Clan, so naturally they would draw the human race's retribution.

But these races are weak—no need for elaborate measures—so the Sword Sovereign simply cast down a single talisman, suppressing everything, turning the entire star system into a trial ground.

Judging by the current suppression intensity, this trial's human ant…

Breathing Stage! According to the human race's current cultivation system, that's Foundation Establishment—and definitely that so-called Creation Foundation Establishment.

Everything is too coincidental… it cannot be an accident.

Linking together all these pieces of information, a suspicion surfaced in his mind.

"A calamity of slaughter and destruction, turning me into a calamity?"

It must be this! Under the influence of the Sword Sovereign's ferocious sword Dao, he had become the 'calamity' of this human ant's trial.

Thinking of this, his expression turned grim.

It wasn't fear of the human ant.

Rather, the 'Ancestor' himself had acted, severely wounding the human of my own level, then sent me here to conceal his trail—not so that I'd become a calamity in a human ant's trial.

He bore a heavy mission.

Lowering his head, he quickened his pace, no longer as casual as before.

For now, he could only avoid them first—the human ant couldn't possibly know he was here; their target should be the race leaders and the biological weapons granted by the Cang Clan.

Once she completes the trial, the suppression should lift.

As for what will happen to the races on this star system…

To die for the Cang Clan is their supreme honor!

…

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Under the Sword Sovereign's talisman, everything within the Chifeng No. 47 star system was suppressed to the Foundation Establishment realm.

This also meant that the alien races on the third, fifth, and seventh planets instantly lost the ability to leave the surface and enter the stars.

The alien kings on all three planets were caught off guard by this phenomenon and had to summon their subjects to discuss countermeasures.

Less than twelve hours after the event, some regions erupted in rebellion due to the loss of higher-level power suppression.

Some even long-planned uprisings raised their banners, claiming this was all divine punishment from the Sacred Clan—and that they alone were the true heirs of the Sacred Clan!

At this moment, the alien races, deprived of their means to observe the stars, failed to notice that a small starship had already jumped into the star system—more precisely, to above the fifth planet.

Inside the starship.

"Here, this is your sword." Chi Jiuyu took out the ice-crystal longsword he had nurtured for a long time from the Secret Realm and returned it to Zhang Yunlu. "Did you bring all the pills, food, and such?"

"Mm."

"Remember—no matter what sights you see, you must not soften. Any alien who betrays us, big or small, harbors nothing but hatred toward our human cultivators."

"I understand."

She had read all this in the records.

After briefly giving these instructions, Chi Jiuyu said no more, bringing Zhang Yunlu to the bottom of the starship.

How would she descend onto the fifth planet? A teleportation array? Or a small landing pod?

Zhang Yunlu was pondering this.

"Xiao Yunlu, step forward a bit," said Chi Jiuyu.

She didn't think twice and walked straight to the spot he indicated.

Hummm~! With a hum, the bottom hatch slowly opened—through the pale blue, mesh-like energy barrier, white clouds drifted above the planet's surface.

Beneath the clouds, the land was a deep blue.

That blue was formed by a unique tree species of this planet's forests—she had seen them in the Star Trial Ground.

Winding rivers resembled silver threads, outlining the land's contours.

Click! A tight pressure came from her back—mechanisms turned, as if an oval device had been pressed against her spine.

"Take a deep breath. Dizziness is normal," came Chi Jiuyu's voice beside her.

Boom! Then she felt a kick—her body lurched forward uncontrollably.

A transparent barrier, like glass, extended from the device on her back, enclosing her.

The instant she passed through the energy barrier, she was fully encased in a spherical transparent shell, captured by the planet's gravity, plummeting rapidly downward.

Though she felt no pain, the scene was intensely shocking.

"Chi Jiuyu—!"

Something else was said behind her, but Chi Jiuyu didn't hear it—Zhang Yunlu had already breached the atmosphere, trailing fire like a meteor streaking toward the planet's surface.

"Tsk tsk! Someone always has to go through this."

When she first went on a mission, her senior sister kicked her down too—so thrilling! Alright, now it's my turn.

Chi Jiuyu summoned a blue-gold longsword and spun a graceful sword flourish.

She was now the only Nascent Soul in this star system.

"Kill them quickly, then return to watch Xiao Yunlu's performance."

After muttering this, she leapt from the hatch, merging with the swordlight as she surged toward the third planet.

…………

Morning. The Daoist Alliance's highest council, beneath the ocean.

A black shuttle of considerable rank flew through the city's airspace, heading toward the central zone of this super-underwater metropolis.

Inside the shuttle, Xu Xing and Xiang Yuanjun sat in the back row—and they were the only two aboard.

This was the Daoist Alliance's arranged sightseeing shuttle for them; as for the destination… of course, it was Yuan's former residence.

Chit! Xiang Yuanjun took a can of blue beverage from the small fridge up front, opened it, and handed it to Xu Xing.

"Thank you."

Xu Xing accepted it without refusal; inside was a pale blue liquid glowing with spiritual energy, carrying a rich fruity aroma, and the taste…

emm…

It tasted much like the soda from his memories—cold, refreshing, and rich in spiritual energy.

Modern beverages loved to be flashy; spiritual glow was just the bare minimum, and the higher-end ones even produced supernatural phenomena.

Sipping the soda, leaning back against the comfortable seat, occasionally chatting with Xiang Yuanjun—it wasn't bad at all.

After about ten minutes, the shuttle slowed, descending toward a landing pad on the seabed, finally coming to a steady stop.

"We've arrived. Let's get out first."

"Mm."

Xu Xing and Xiang Yuanjun stepped out of the shuttle, one after the other.

Seeing them,

a young woman, already waiting there and dressed identically to the previous reception staff, smiled and approached.

"You two must be the Xian Sect observers here to visit the Holy Emperor's former residence."

"Yes, it's us."

"I am your guide for this visit, Jiang Yuqi."

"Thank you for your trouble," Xu Xing nodded slightly.

The Daoist Alliance really went all out—they'd assigned a Return to Void cultivator as their guide.

Yet their own official status was only Return to Void.

"Explaining the Holy Emperor's great deeds to more people is my honor," she said with a tone bordering on fanaticism.

Clearly, Jiang Yuqi was a fervent admirer of Holy Emperor Yuan.

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